The boat I bought for the Pathfinder club two three years ago this month is finally rehabilitated. I named her Miss Nancy after a dear woman from our church who died a few years back. Here she is:
The real Miss Nancy
Miss Nancy the boat was in awful condition when I got her, but I saw that she had promise. I stripped off the badly laid fiberglass and reglassed her. I replaced her front stem and shortened her up by a few inches so her planking would reach the stem (it didn’t when I got her). I made new gunwales, new decks, and a new thwart. So here’s the before shot:
Miss Nancy: Before
And here are the “after” shots, including a voyage Beth and I took her on before I completed the last finishing touch (which was to varnish the seat spacers and a spot on the deck I had to repair).
Almost done (needs a few spot varnished)
Ready to cruise
From the stern with Beth in the bow seat
That was a lot of work! Now all I need to do is finish Miss Emma and Miss Sally (they don’t need nearly as much attenention as Miss Nancy did), and the Pathfinders will have enough canoes to take a river trip.
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August 10, 2015 at 4:49 am
If it’s anything like your canoe that I had a ride in I’d be happy to own it. I looks like a beauty!
August 10, 2015 at 8:10 am
She’s very much like mine. She handles about the same, and she looks very similar, especially on top of the car from the driver’s seat.
August 18, 2015 at 8:27 am
Fine craftsman ship. Wonderful concept of naming as well.
August 18, 2015 at 6:05 pm
Thanks. I’ve got Miss Emma on the cradle in the backyard now. She’s in worse shape than I had feared (but in much better shape than Miss Nancy was).